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Yearly Archives: 2014

Oísin functions as the Jack in the suit dedicated to cats for the proposed deck of cards. I completed a few final revisions, and the plate is finally ready. Becca is in the studio right now running the edition. We will print 50 copies. Inquiries for purchase can be […]

Oísin – Final Version

November 6, 2014 in etching / hardground / intaglio by Alan Larkin

I have come to a stopping point in the new etching while I consider what if any refinements need to be made. The etching based on a drawing that I posted earlier with the working title “Baldur” has been retitled “Ossian”. Ossian or Oisin was the son of Finn […]

First State of the New Etching

October 24, 2014 in Uncategorized by Alan Larkin

About 40 prints representing the best of my work in printmaking will be exhibited at Huntington University (see map below). Opening on Friday Nov. 7 from 6:00 to 7:30

Exhibition of My Prints at Huntington University

October 16, 2014 in announcement / exhibition by Alan Larkin

The needling for the new etching, “Baldur”, is nearly done. Executed under a magnifying lens, much of the drawing is done with stipple or tightly controlled hatch marks. In etching, the plate having been covered with a very thin acid resistant ground can be scratched so densely that to […]

Baldur Etching Plate Nearly Done

October 12, 2014 in Uncategorized by Alan Larkin

I have just transferred this image to a small copper plate 5” x 3” and have begun needling it. It will be the jack in my suit of cat cards, As in earlier face cards for this suit, there is a central figure surrounded by fairy minions, an iconic […]

Study for the New Etching – “Baldur”

October 7, 2014 in Uncategorized by Alan Larkin

Six: The Citadel, 5” x 3”, hard-ground etching.

New Etching: The Citadel

September 29, 2014 in Uncategorized by Alan Larkin

“Skirmish” – 5” x 3” – hard-ground etching

New Etching

September 29, 2014 in Uncategorized by Alan Larkin

I’m getting my entry ready for the Blackbird-Raven-Crow Exhibit at the Wilson Gallery in Kendallville Indiana. The opening is on Friday August the 29th from 5:00 – 9:00. Check out the link at: https://www.facebook.com/186688868044142/photos/gm.833098600048497/743159415730415/?type=1&theater

New Etching: Exodus

August 16, 2014 in Uncategorized by Alan Larkin

Just finished this new pastel. I like to include a range of finishes in my work, areas which are highly refined like the hands and ankles can be made more visually potent by contrasting them with areas that are more gestural like the dress, drapes or walls. The challenge […]

The Model – 40” x 30”– pastel

July 29, 2014 in figure / new work / pastel by Alan Larkin

I recently finished this new pastel. I collect small objects and use them as subjects for still life paintings that are part of the Small World series. Typically I will bring out pieces that I am interested in arranging and set them on a table next to me. One […]

Backstage at the Small World Theater, 40” x 30”

July 28, 2014 in Uncategorized by Alan Larkin